Success Stories
The Purdue Extension Nutrition Education Program is making a difference in the lives of real people. Read below and learn how the program has helped Indiana residents.
Community Showers Lawrence County Moms and Babies
2022-09-14
Everyone, including NEP, loves a baby shower. So when COVID-19 threatened to ruin the Lawrence Co. Community Baby Shower, event organizers, CWC Annie Eakin, and NEPA J.J. Goldsberry nixed the traditional program for a party on the go!
Saving Wabash Valley Babies One Family at a Time
2022-07-20
Since 2019, 23 Wabash Valley families never celebrated their children's first birthday. But six area agencies have united to prevent infant mortality. It's NEP Community Wellness Coordinator Allison Finzel's vision to expand their efforts to reduce infant mortality rates statewide.
NEP Advisor Helps Teens New to US Through Nutrition Classes
2024-01-08
NEP Advisor Veronica Briles welcomes new young arrivals to the U.S. by helping them navigate American culture. For some of the Central and South American teenage students she works with in Huntington, that means teaching them how to use the food they receive.
Children, Parents Grow in the Not So-Secret Garden
2022-07-19
A Warren community garden doubles as a classroom for NEP Advisor Veronica Briles and her students. There, beside the rows of produce, children play as their parents learn how to prepare the coming harvest.
Moms Find Recipes, Resources, and Resiliency in Class
2022-07-18
Nutrition Education Program Advisor Marla White's students expected to learn how to eat right. Little did they know she would teach them how to locate food and other resources within their community.
How COVID-19 Inspired Gardeners to Feed a New Community
2021-04-02
PNEP "Growing Together" project brings new produce to a new community during COVID-19 pandemic. The project is a collaborative, multi-state project between Purdue University SNAP-Ed and Extension Master Gardener programs within Extension’s North Central Region.
CATCH Program a Successful Start for 22 Third Graders!
2017-12-01
Lindsey Walejewski recently taught the CATCH curriculum to the third-grade class at Beiger Elementary. After the 5 lessons, their teacher, Robert O’Hara, reported a significant change in behavior and that the students were in much better moods after the class!
Educating, Exercising, and Eating in Spencer County
2018-08-27
Purdue Extension Nutrition Education Program Advisor, Danica Williams, recently taught the CATCH (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) curriculum to children, along with some of their parents, at the summer feeding program at Rockport Elementary in Rockport, Indiana.
When Students Lead the Charge Against Food Waste
2018-04-05
PNEP Community Wellness Coordinator Allison Finzel and her team set out to tackle the problem in Vigo County. Allison set out to research the situation with Dr. Diane Evans of Rose Hulman Institute of Technology.